Sounds like another week without Horn...

[PantherFanInPhilly]

Ugh. This isn't going to end well, is it? 

[Aussie Tank]

Man needs to drink more milk 

[MasterAwesome]

1 hour ago, Snake said:

Some players can play through pain and some can't. Personally I think Horn has been making career moves since day one. He's never going to play unless he's 100%. It's a common theme with former players kids. 

I'm not inclined to go that far, but I did find Wilks' response interesting about Horn this week.

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“Well, he looked good today,” Wilks said. “And even last week, I thought he was progressing, but for whatever reason, he didn’t feel like he could go, so hopefully we can get over the hump this week.”

Usually I roll my eyes at people who read too much into coaches' answers and maybe I'm doing that here, but Wilks almost seems annoyed?  Or a bit dubious?  He thought Horn was on track and "for whatever reason" he made that decision himself not to play.  I'm often wondering when a player sits due to injury, if that decision comes from the player himself or if it's a coaching/medical decision not to clear him to play.  This one sounds entirely like Horn was cleared but decided for himself to sit out...which, if he's legitimately in that bad of shape, I would rather he be cautious instead of risking exacerbating the injury.  But it just sounds like Wilks' perception of the injury seems somewhat at odds with Horn.  There are players like Cam, Thomas Davis, and Jonathan Stewart who are tough as nails and almost beg coaches to let them play despite constantly dealing with lingering injuries, so I dunno I'll give Horn the benefit of the doubt but it's still a little disappointing.

 

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article267759257.html

Edited October 27, 2022 by MasterAwesome

[Basbear]

29 minutes ago, MasterAwesome said:

I'm not inclined to go that far, but I did find Wilks' response interesting about Horn this week.

Usually I roll my eyes at people who read too much into coaches' answers and maybe I'm doing that here, but Wilks almost seems annoyed?  Or a bit dubious?  He thought Horn was on track and "for whatever reason" he made that decision himself not to play.  I'm often wondering when a player sits due to injury, if that decision comes from the player himself or if it's a coaching/medical decision not to clear him to play.  This one sounds entirely like Horn was cleared but decided for himself to sit out...which, if he's legitimately in that bad of shape, I would rather he be cautious instead of risking exacerbating the injury.  But it just sounds like Wilks' perception of the injury seems somewhat at odds with Horn.  There are players like Cam, Thomas Davis, and Jonathan Stewart who are tough as nails and almost beg coaches to let them play despite constantly dealing with lingering injuries, so I dunno I'll give Horn the benefit of the doubt but it's still a little disappointing.

 

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article267759257.html

I thought he was talking about Sam Darnold with the "I dont think I can go this week" quote or am I wrong.....I had it on as back ground filler.

[MasterAwesome]

17 minutes ago, Basbear said:

I thought he was talking about Sam Darnold with the "I dont think I can go this week" quote or am I wrong.....I had it on as back ground filler.

Tbh I didn't watch the interview where he gave this quote, I'm just going off of the article that I linked.  The article makes no mention of Darnold and clearly attributes this quote to Wilks talking about Horn, unless the author of the article made a mistake.

[Basbear]

Just now, MasterAwesome said:

Tbh I didn't watch the interview where he gave this quote, I'm just going off of the article that I linked.  The article makes no mention of Darnold and clearly attributes this quote to Wilks talking about Horn, unless the author of the article made a mistake.

I hate those dam pressers unless you turn up the volume to jet engine, its hard to hear the questions.....if youre lucky enough to hear, steves answer will pop your ear drums....

[MasterAwesome]

On a somewhat related note: Ja’Marr Chase is expected to be out 4-6 weeks with a hip injury and the Bengals just so happen to be our opponent next week. If Horn comes back and locks down Higgins, then I suddenly feel a lot better about our chances to contain that Bengals offense.

[Donald LaFell]

Not sure how bothered I am by it, I feel like he’d be playing if it was the playoffs 

[mc52beast]

Won’t need him, Cons run the ball even down double digits.

[Snake]

16 hours ago, MasterAwesome said:

I'm not inclined to go that far, but I did find Wilks' response interesting about Horn this week.

Usually I roll my eyes at people who read too much into coaches' answers and maybe I'm doing that here, but Wilks almost seems annoyed?  Or a bit dubious?  He thought Horn was on track and "for whatever reason" he made that decision himself not to play.  I'm often wondering when a player sits due to injury, if that decision comes from the player himself or if it's a coaching/medical decision not to clear him to play.  This one sounds entirely like Horn was cleared but decided for himself to sit out...which, if he's legitimately in that bad of shape, I would rather he be cautious instead of risking exacerbating the injury.  But it just sounds like Wilks' perception of the injury seems somewhat at odds with Horn.  There are players like Cam, Thomas Davis, and Jonathan Stewart who are tough as nails and almost beg coaches to let them play despite constantly dealing with lingering injuries, so I dunno I'll give Horn the benefit of the doubt but it's still a little disappointing.

 

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article267759257.html

Horn just has bruised ribs. I get a WR not wanting to take another blow but Horns job is to cover. He's not going to take any blows. Tbh we picked the wrong CB and I wanted Surtain above Horn. I had a bad feeling when he dad was with him to "negotiate" his rookie deal this was how they were going to approach the NFL. If this trend continues I'm betting we don't pick up his 5th year option. 

[*FreeFua*]

I figured he wouldn’t miss this game due to not getting to play against Pitts last year 

At this point we were probably better off taking Fields. Just Fields legs alone would’ve given us more production than what we’ve had from our QB’s the last 2 seasons

Horn is an elite cover guy but time missed is really starting to add up 

[Peppers90 NC]

A cover corner has to twist the torso multiple times per play so I could see how that would cause pain with a rib injury. That being said, it would be disappointing that if he is cleared to play that he would choose to sit out. Maybe having a chance to take first place in the division with a win might be enough juice to get him out there.

[Chaos]

According to the injury report he was a limited participant Wed and yesterday.  Today will likely tell the story but I'm leaning towards him not playing this Sunday.

[pantherj]